This book illustrates that the stereotypical representations of Gregor
Mendel and his work misrepresent his findings and their historical
context. The author sets the historical record straight and provides
scientists with a reference guide to the respective scholarship in the
early history of genetics. The overarching argument is twofold: on the
one hand, that we had better avoid naïve hero-worshipping and
understand each historical figure, Mendel in particular, by placing
them in the actual sociocultural context in which they lived and
worked; on the other hand, that we had better refrain from teaching in
schools the naive Mendelian genetics that provided the presumed
“scientific” basis for eugenics. Key Features Corrects the
distorting stereotypical representations of Mendelian genetics and
provides an authentic picture of how science is done, focusing on
Gregor Mendel and his actual contributions to science Explains how the
oversimplifications of Mendelian genetics were exploited by ideologues
to provide the presumed “scientific” basis for eugenics Proposes a
shift in school education from teaching how the science of genetics is
done using model systems to teaching the complexities of development
through which heredity is materialized
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Challenging the narrative of Mendelian genetics
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781003833512
Publisert
2023
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Utgiver
Vendor
CRC Press
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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